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Africa’s most popular phones have a tracking problem and explains where data disappears to

2026-07-252026-07-25 Danie
Close-up of a concerned young man with blonde hair talking on a phone against a bright orange background.

“Roughly one in two smartphones sold in Africa is made by a company most buyers have never heard of. Transsion, a Shenzhen-based manufacturer, owns the Tecno, Infinix and Itel brands, which together accounted for about […]

Blogafrica, privacy, technology, tracking

The Continent is a free (of cost, ads and trackers) news publication for Africans by Africans

2024-07-272024-07-27 Danie
Magazine front cover showing title The Continent and founded with Mail & Guardian. Top banner states African journalism, 27 July 2024 Issue 169. It features an image of a globe covered in smartphones, with a woman sweeping a path through them using a broom.

The Continent is a weekly newspaper produced by African reporters, photographers, illustrators and editors. It is designed to be read and shared on WhatsApp, Telegram channel, Signal or e-mail, and has become the continent’s most […]

Blogafrica, journalism, news, TheContinent

Starlink in Zimbabwe: Techies Find Ways to Disguise Kits, Evading Authorities

2024-04-062024-04-06 Danie
Split view showing on the left a Starlink satellite dish standing on a roof, while on the right is what appears to be just a solar panel. Bottom right is the word Techzim.

In a country choked by high internet costs and limited options, Zimbabweans are turning to remarkable ingenuity. Facing arrest and equipment seizure for using Starlink, tech-savvy individuals have devised a way to disguise the kits. […]

Blogafrica, technology, zimbabwe

Ayoba is an all-in-one chat, call, and social media app that has over 30 million active monthly users mostly in Africa

2023-11-122023-11-12 Danie
Woman in a yellow dress with arm outstretched holding a phone showing a chat messaging app on the screen.

This is probably the app that Elon Musk wants X to be… Ayoba has chats, voice calling, channels, music, games, money transfers (MoMo – only available currently in Ghana, Uganda, Congo B and Cameroon), and […]

Blogafrica, Ayoba, messaging, technology

How Afripods is trying to grow the podcast market in Africa

2023-09-082023-09-08 Danie
Drawing of the rear of a green mini-bus with words "Sincerely Accra." on the rear window, and a yellow numberplate showing GCR1110-18, all with a yellow background and what looks a bit like a giant orange disc representing a sunset or sunrise.

The podcasting market is growing rapidly across Africa, especially amongst its Gen Z population. Afripods, an all-in-one podcast platform, is trying to accelerate that growth. The platform is geared toward African creators and audiences and […]

Blogafrica, culture, podcast, technology

Woman rides solo from Spain across Africa to Cape Town, on a CAKE electric motorcycle

2023-02-182023-02-18 Danie
CAKE offroad motorcycle surrounded by onlookers in Africa, with thatch covered houses in background

CAKE B2B Account Manager Sinje Gottwald has achieved a remarkable milestone in riding the longest distance ever on an electric motorcycle, after completing her 124-day journey along the West Coast of Africa on the CAKE […]

Blog#cake, #motorcycling, #sinjegottwald, africa, environment

People Attending Africa Electric Mobility Week Exhibition Were Pleasantly Surprised About The Progress In E-Mobility in East Africa

2022-12-022022-12-02 Danie
Photo of an electric car with its hood bonnet open

The Association for Electric Mobility & Development in Africa, AEMDA, supported by Kenya’s leading electric vehicle charging network EVChaja, The Waterfront Mall, UNEP, KNCCI, WRI, Absa Bank, Standard Group and UTU, organized a very successful […]

Blogafrica, environment, EV, kenya

While South Africa still PUNISHES EV buyers, Ethiopia removes ALL taxes on them

2022-10-152022-10-15 Danie
ev electric car

Despite intense lobbying by South Africa’s motoring industry, government has so far refused to budge on the high import duties it imposes on electric vehicles, which punish consumers who want to go the EV route. […]

Blog#ethiopia, africa, environment, EV, southafrica

Google adds voice dictation support for 8 South African languages and for Rwanda

2022-10-052022-10-05 Danie
Gboard Google headline

Google has expanded its voice dictation feature for Translate to support nine more African languages in Gboard, the company revealed during its Google4Africa conference on Wednesday, 5 October 2022. Eight of the nine new languages […]

Blog#gboard, #languages, africa, southafrica, technology

Roam Launches First Electric Mass Transit 18 Ton Bus In Kenya With 360 km Range And 2 Hour DC Charging

2022-08-272022-08-27 Danie
10 ROAM LAUNCHES FIRST ELECTRIC

As the Siemens Stiftung’s “Testing E-Mobility Business Models at WE Hub Victoria Limited in Kenya” field report says, “Mobility is the basis for the overall development of a society: it gives the population access to […]

Blogafrica, environment, EV, kenya, publictransport

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